Well, after a stop in Newark and another 12 hours of flying over the top of the world, we have finally made it to Beijing. The flight was pretty good and the kids did great. It is hard to get kids to sit still for that long, but I have to say that ours did a fabulous job. At least, we thought they did, but we got plenty of dirty looks from a certain young couple in particular. Oh well, they will understand one day, I'm sure. Unfortunately, the turbulance and breakfast duo was too much on one little Avery's tummy, that she vomited. That was quite a treat for everyone, and the smell and mess served as extra incentive for the entire plane to exit quickly.
Anyway, we arrived on time and didn't have any troubles with baggage or customs. We were met by our AWAA (America World Adoption Agency) transportation attendant just past the declarations desk, and we were off. When we got outside of the airport, if felt a lot like the Hotlanta sultry air. We enjoyed the trip from the airport to the hotel and got to see some of the sites and architecture from the road. After arriving at our hotel downtown, and one failed attempt to get into our rooms, we were finally here and settled. A little dinner at the restaurant later and we were ready to crash.....EARLY. All of us were out by 8 p.m China time (8 a.m. Eastern). So much for sleep though. The kids woke up at 4 a.m. and here I am blogging!
Today, we get to visit an international church and the Great Wall of China. But before that, I am off to the gym for a workout. Stay tuned for some pictures and stories from our adventures today. I am sure there will be some wonderful moments for the Avery's to share.
Congratulations!!! My wife and I recently adopted from China as well. Last October we adopted twin girls from the Hunan province. Little Nora and Olivia are doing great. What an absolute blessing. It's always great to hear about families that are opening their homes to children from around the world. We were at a recent Newsboys concert and Paul Coleman was talking about the band visiting an orphanage in China. Now he and his wife are looking into adding to their family with a young one from China. We're so excited that you're sharing your experience of the trip. For us it was both surreal and exciting. Fantastic news. We look forward to hearing more.
Posted by: Brian Pack | July 08, 2007 at 12:16 AM
Well this made me cry first thing in the morning!!! Praying all goes well and look forward to seeing the new Avery addition!!!
Posted by: Wendy | July 08, 2007 at 06:37 AM
We're so happy that you all have finally reached this point! We will continue to pray that you're home soon & safely with little Canaan. What an absolute blessing for you all!! Thanks for the updates, and thanks to Wendy for pointing out the blog.
Posted by: Jeannine & Rick (from Mahomet) | July 08, 2007 at 07:13 AM
Did you really work out before you went to the Great Wall? I bet you were tired. Those steps were steep!
Posted by: Sherri | August 06, 2007 at 07:50 PM